anyone else having relay problems?

[teefus]

i have a small maker, all tube combo amp that has a couple of aviom relays for a footswitchable gain stage and have gone through 2 sets of relays in about 4 months. any thoughts? thanks, craig

[David Root]

Do you switch them in and out quickly and multiple times like that? That will knock them out, the coils are not designed for that.

[teefus]

that's what is weird, i really don't use the switching at all.

[Structo]

What does your relay supply look like?

[ChrisM]

Your relay is most likely seeing too much voltage and the coil is burning out. The coil is very fine wire, easy to destroy it with a few to many volts.